embassyn.

Brit.

/ˈɛmbəsi/, U.S.

/ˈɛmbəsi/

Forms:

α. 1500s embassaie, 1500s–1600s embassie, 1500s– embassy, 1600s embasie.

β. 1500s imbacie, 1500s imbases (plural), 1600s imbassie.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: embassade n.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration (with suffix substitution: see -y suffix³) of embassade n. Compare earlier ambassade n., ambassadry n., embassadry n., and later ambassy n.Compare Old French enbasee , and also Old French embasce , enbasce (all 1298 in Marco Polo; for the ulterior etymology of these words, see ambassy n.). With the β. forms compare im- prefix¹. On the historical variation between the spellings ambassy and embassy see note on spelling history in the etymology at ambassy n.

a. A political or diplomatic mission or negotiation. Also: a posting as ambassador. Cf. ambassy n. 1b. Now chiefly historical.

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1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Cor. i. f. v Christe neuer assigned me to this embassie among the Gentiles.

1669 W. Temple Let. in Wks. (1731) II. 196 Lord Falconbridge, who is going on an Embassy.

1799 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) I. 16 Various embassies and military preparations on the part of Tippoo Sultaun.

1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years II. 564 They thought it..liberal in them to reserve for their former chief some embassy or other.

1954 B. Alexander Jrnl. W. Beckford in Portugal & Spain 290 (footnote) Ahmed Vassif Effendi..was one of the most distinguished Turks of his day... His second Spanish Embassy lasted from July 1787 to March 1788.

2012 Notes & Queries Sept. 342/2 The first British embassy to China.

b. The office, function, or role of an ambassador. Chiefly in in embassy: as diplomatic representative or envoy. Cf. ambassy n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [adverb] > as ambassador

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > the sending of ambassadors or envoys > mission or function of ambassador

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1563 L. Humphrey Nobles or of Nobilitye iii. sig. u.vii Scipio, when sente in embassie, he had in his trayne but fyue.

1625 A. Darcie tr. W. Camden Hist. Elizabeth iii. 59 Lest the King of Spaine should thinke the rights of Embassie were violated by this,..W. Waade..was dispatched into Spaine.

1721 E. Young Revenge iv. i. 42 I come in Embassy from all your Friends, Whose Joys are languid, uninspir'd by you.

1886 Dict. National Biogr. V. 321/2 Early in 1519 he went in embassy to Francis I, and he remained in France till the beginning of March 1520.

2010 J. Rollo-Koster & A. Holstein in C. Goodson et al. Cities, Texts, & Social Networks, 400–1500 vii. 166 In 1394, at the death of Clement VII..Ameilh was sent in embassy to the king of France to prevent the election of Clement VII's successor.

2. A message sent or delivered by an ambassador. archaic and rare after 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > message > [noun] > carried by ambassador

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1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. v. xi. f. 163 They coming into the countrey, went to a farmers house..saying they had an embassy, and other matters of importaunce to declare.

1615 T. Heywood Foure Prentises (1874) II. i. i. 218 Didst thou deliver our strict Embassie.

1850 Marks of Barhamville Elfriede of Guldal 79 Semael, thou canst read an embassy Which comes to all.

2010 M. Hoffman Stravaganza City of Ships Prol. Arianna was obliged to hear an embassy from the Admiral of her Bellezzan fleet.

a. A person or group sent on a political or diplomatic mission; a deputation to or from a monarch or person in authority (now chiefly historical). Now usually: an ambassador and his or her advisers, assistants, etc.; the staff of an ambassador's offices (often as a metonymic use of sense 3b).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > the sending of ambassadors or envoys

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > body of

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1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xii. 564/1 Edward being thus dekinged, the Embassie rode ioyfully backe to London to the Parliament, with the resigned Ensignes.

1764 T. Gray Let. 19 Nov. in Corr. (1971) II. 854 A half-promise of being declared secretary to the embassy.

1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. viii. 87 Immunities which (except in the case of Sovereigns and their embassies) the Governments of Christian countries have never been accustomed to give to any of their foreign guests.

1900 Science 13 Apr. 578/1 The State Department at Washington having kindly asked through the French, English and German Embassies at Washington for the kind offices of the representatives of these nations.

2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) ii. 49 Tittle-tattle that an embassy's political and economic sections would not have thought worth reporting.

b. Frequently with capital initial. The official residence and offices of an ambassador (ambassador n. 2).Now the usual sense.Under the protocols of the Geneva Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) the staff of an embassy is granted diplomatic immunity from prosecution under the laws of the host nation, and the authorities of the host nation are not permitted to enter the embassy unless invited to do so.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > official residence of ambassador

embassy1825

legation1863

1825 New Monthly Mag. 13 271 After frequent inquiries at the Embassy, where he resided, no answer was given.

1887 O. Wilde Lord Arthur Savile's Crime v. 292 There is an excellent pate, and my..Rhine wine is better than any they get at the German Embassy.

1969 E. Wilson Jrnl. Feb. in Sixties: Last Jrnl. (1993) 773 I went to the American Embassy and was sent to the ‘Information’ man, whom I saw the next day.

2018 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 Oct. a6 Embassies and consulates the world over are seen as places of political refuge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	embassy
释义	embassyn. Brit. /ˈɛmbəsi/, U.S. /ˈɛmbəsi/ Forms: α. 1500s embassaie, 1500s–1600s embassie, 1500s– embassy, 1600s embasie. β. 1500s imbacie, 1500s imbases (plural), 1600s imbassie. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: embassade n. Etymology: Apparently an alteration (with suffix substitution: see -y suffix³) of embassade n. Compare earlier ambassade n., ambassadry n., embassadry n., and later ambassy n.Compare Old French enbasee , and also Old French embasce , enbasce (all 1298 in Marco Polo; for the ulterior etymology of these words, see ambassy n.). With the β. forms compare im- prefix¹. On the historical variation between the spellings ambassy and embassy see note on spelling history in the etymology at ambassy n. 1. a. A political or diplomatic mission or negotiation. Also: a posting as ambassador. Cf. ambassy n. 1b. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] > for a duty or purpose embassy1549 ambassy1625 posting1847 stationing?1850 ambassadry1880 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > diplomatic negotiation embassadryc1425 ambassadry?a1439 entreating?a1439 entreaty1447 tract1501 entreatisea1513 entreatment?1520 embassy1549 ambassadya1597 ambassy1625 negotiation1702 dialogue1890 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Cor. i. f. v Christe neuer assigned me to this embassie among the Gentiles. 1669 W. Temple Let. in Wks. (1731) II. 196 Lord Falconbridge, who is going on an Embassy. 1799 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) I. 16 Various embassies and military preparations on the part of Tippoo Sultaun. 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years II. 564 They thought it..liberal in them to reserve for their former chief some embassy or other. 1954 B. Alexander Jrnl. W. Beckford in Portugal & Spain 290 (footnote) Ahmed Vassif Effendi..was one of the most distinguished Turks of his day... His second Spanish Embassy lasted from July 1787 to March 1788. 2012 Notes & Queries Sept. 342/2 The first British embassy to China. b. The office, function, or role of an ambassador. Chiefly in in embassy: as diplomatic representative or envoy. Cf. ambassy n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [adverb] > as ambassador in embassy1563 ambassadorially1853 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > the sending of ambassadors or envoys > mission or function of ambassador ambassade1395 embassadryc1405 ambassadryc1410 embassadec1453 bassade1458 basetry1462 ambassy1560 embassy1563 mission1671 embassage1677 1563 L. Humphrey Nobles or of Nobilitye iii. sig. u.vii Scipio, when sente in embassie, he had in his trayne but fyue. 1625 A. Darcie tr. W. Camden Hist. Elizabeth iii. 59 Lest the King of Spaine should thinke the rights of Embassie were violated by this,..W. Waade..was dispatched into Spaine. 1721 E. Young Revenge iv. i. 42 I come in Embassy from all your Friends, Whose Joys are languid, uninspir'd by you. 1886 Dict. National Biogr. V. 321/2 Early in 1519 he went in embassy to Francis I, and he remained in France till the beginning of March 1520. 2010 J. Rollo-Koster & A. Holstein in C. Goodson et al. Cities, Texts, & Social Networks, 400–1500 vii. 166 In 1394, at the death of Clement VII..Ameilh was sent in embassy to the king of France to prevent the election of Clement VII's successor. 2. A message sent or delivered by an ambassador. archaic and rare after 17th cent. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > message > [noun] > carried by ambassador credence1424 embassadec1425 ambassade1438 embassagea1530 ambassage1548 embassy1565 ambassy?1578 embassady1606 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > the sending of ambassadors or envoys > business or message of ambassador legationa1425 embassadec1425 ambassade1438 embassagea1530 ambassage1548 embassy1565 ambassy?1578 1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. v. xi. f. 163 They coming into the countrey, went to a farmers house..saying they had an embassy, and other matters of importaunce to declare. 1615 T. Heywood Foure Prentises (1874) II. i. i. 218 Didst thou deliver our strict Embassie. 1850 Marks of Barhamville Elfriede of Guldal 79 Semael, thou canst read an embassy Which comes to all. 2010 M. Hoffman Stravaganza City of Ships Prol. Arianna was obliged to hear an embassy from the Admiral of her Bellezzan fleet. 3. a. A person or group sent on a political or diplomatic mission; a deputation to or from a monarch or person in authority (now chiefly historical). Now usually: an ambassador and his or her advisers, assistants, etc.; the staff of an ambassador's offices (often as a metonymic use of sense 3b). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > the sending of ambassadors or envoys ambassage1534 embassage1539 legacy1598 embassy1611 ambassy1625 ambassadry1880 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > body of ambassade1425 embassade?a1439 legacyc1480 legation1509 ambassage1540 embassage1601 embassy1611 ambassy1620 mission1626 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xii. 564/1 Edward being thus dekinged, the Embassie rode ioyfully backe to London to the Parliament, with the resigned Ensignes. 1764 T. Gray Let. 19 Nov. in Corr. (1971) II. 854 A half-promise of being declared secretary to the embassy. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. viii. 87 Immunities which (except in the case of Sovereigns and their embassies) the Governments of Christian countries have never been accustomed to give to any of their foreign guests. 1900 Science 13 Apr. 578/1 The State Department at Washington having kindly asked through the French, English and German Embassies at Washington for the kind offices of the representatives of these nations. 2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) ii. 49 Tittle-tattle that an embassy's political and economic sections would not have thought worth reporting. b. Frequently with capital initial. The official residence and offices of an ambassador (ambassador n. 2).Now the usual sense.Under the protocols of the Geneva Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) the staff of an embassy is granted diplomatic immunity from prosecution under the laws of the host nation, and the authorities of the host nation are not permitted to enter the embassy unless invited to do so. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > official residence of ambassador embassy1825 legation1863 1825 New Monthly Mag. 13 271 After frequent inquiries at the Embassy, where he resided, no answer was given. 1887 O. Wilde Lord Arthur Savile's Crime v. 292 There is an excellent pate, and my..Rhine wine is better than any they get at the German Embassy. 1969 E. Wilson Jrnl. Feb. in Sixties: Last Jrnl. (1993) 773 I went to the American Embassy and was sent to the ‘Information’ man, whom I saw the next day. 2018 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 Oct. a6 Embassies and consulates the world over are seen as places of political refuge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1549
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